State Rep. Micah Van Huss, R-Jonesborough, has taken quite a bit of ribbing this session over his bill to bar United Nations observers from observing Tennessee elections. This week, it was one of his fellow Republicans giving him a hard time. State Rep. Matthew Hill, a veteran legislator who also represents Jonesborough and shares an […]

Liquor store owners, distributors and the beer industry gave about $25,000 to members of the House Local Government Committee, according to campaign finance records reviewed last week by the Associated Press. The liquor industry remained a major contributor to lawmakers’ campaigns in the recent two-year election cycle, the AP found, even though House Speaker Beth […]

A bill that would have barred United Nations representatives from observing elections in Tennessee — who knows what those guys might do if allowed to hang around our ballot boxes! — was pulled back by Republicans just before it was to have reached the floor of the state House of Representatives. The House Calendar and […]

The state House of Representatives approved a bill that would force armed robbers to serve more of their sentences by an 88-4 vote this morning amid a show of support from Tennessee police chiefs. State Rep. Matthew Hill withdrew an amendment that would have affected the cost of the legislation, jeopardizing passage in a lean […]

Update 1:20 p.m.: After almost two and a half hours of debate, the House moved the bill to the next session. Earlier: As of 1 p.m., the House is two hours into debate over the Governor’s energy efficiency bill, which includes statewide guidelines to apply to new homes in areas not already covered by a […]